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[–] wolfsktaag 2 points 0 points 2 points (+2|-2) ago (edited ago)
times ive been propositioned to buy drugs by a complete black stranger in a public setting: 2 times in a 2 year period
times ive been propositioned to buy drugs by a complete white stranger in a public setting: 0 times in those same 2 years (downtown partying years)
times ive seen blacks cruising downtown with weed smoke pouring out their car: 3 times
times ive seen whites cruising downtown with weed smoke pouring out their car: 0 times
not really a statistically sound sample, but ive seen blacks do the stupidest things with drugs. ive known multiple black drug dealers and im a straight laced, white collar, professionally-degreed white man. ive known zero white drug dealers. my money is on whites having far more discretion than blacks when it comes to drugs. and given the significant cognitive disparity between whites and blacks, this is a very feasible explanation for differences in incarceration rates. play stupid games, win stupid prizes